Dasukigate: Dokpesi received N2.1 bn for doing nothing - Witness

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- Former chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, was said to have received N2.1 billion for doing nothing

- A prosecution witness in the trial of Dokpesi stated this why he was under cross examination by the counsel to the defendant, Kanu Agabi

- The prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki, was cross examined on Friday, March 9 at the Federal High Court in Abuja

Abubakar Madaki, a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of former chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, told the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, March 9 that Dokpesi received money for rendering no services.

During Madaki's cross examination by Dokpesi's counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), the prosecution witness said: ”Dokpesi was paid for doing nothing, for rendering no service."

According to Madaki who is an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the N2.1 billion under investigation was from the office of the national security adviser.

He stated that all the funds in the account of the national security adviser were for national security, The Nation reports.

NAIJ.com noted that the witness said that he was part of the team that was appointed by the commission to investigate funds meant for national security that were allegedly diverted.

According to him, the funds were allegedly diverted even by those who they were not entrusted to.

Responding to Agabi's question if he had any evidence in respect of the diversion, the witness said: “The funds were found in their accounts when they had no reason to take it. This is because they could not account for any contract they executed for such payments.”

The matter was adjourned till April 13 by Justice John Tsoho, for continuation of cross examination of the witness.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria gave insight to why it disbursed N2.1 billion paid to the chairman of Daar communication Limited, Raymond Dokpesi, from the office of the national security adviser.

Testifying in court on October 19, 2016 after eight months of Dokpesi’s arraignment, the first prosecution witness said the money which was paid in four tranches certified all legitimacy standards as specified by the apex bank.

Aliyu Mohammed, a manager at the payment section of CBN, Abuja branch told the court in his examination which was led by prosecuting counsel Rotimi Jacobs, that the four payments were duly certified.

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